Pannir was sentenced to death in 2017 for importing diamorphine into Singapore, a country known for its tough anti-drug laws.

After departing from Fremantle earlier this month, the Pacific Explorer has completed its final voyage for P&O Cruises Australia on Feb. 18, 2025. The 11-night cruise included visits to ports of call in Indonesia and Malaysia before arriving at its final destination in Singapore.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) have renewed several joint marketing initiatives aimed at boosting air passenger volume to Singapore from neigbouring Malaysia. The information was in respective updates from the two entities.

Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mounting pressure to halt the sentencing.

Singapore-based Catherine Bosley joins Zijia Song to discuss how central bankers in India, Indonesia and Malaysia are tapping into derivatives products to defend their currencies against a strong dollar.

An activist holds a candle and a placard during a vigil against the impending execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outsid

Singapore anti-death penalty activist Kirsten Han said the Appeals Court allowed the stay of execution on the grounds that there is an ongoing constitutional challenge by other death row prisoners to a section under the drug law.

Silversea announced in a press release that the Silver Whisper departed Singapore on a 70-day, 37-destination Grand Voyage through Asia on Feb. 15, 2025. According to the company, the cruise will feature eight countries during the voyage: Malaysia,

A Singapore court has granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian man just hours before he was set to be hanged for drug trafficking

Singapore-based Black Group Investment Holding is investing S$100 million (RM331.45 million) to develop a state-of-the-art medical and hospitality facility in Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle, with operations targeted to begin in September.

Regional markets were also in the red on Feb 28. South Korea’s Kospi shed 3.4 per cent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index declined 3.3 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 2.9 per cent, and the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index fell 0.8 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils Wednesday to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mounting pressure to ...